A Lincoln attorney has filed a lawsuit against the city over 2014 sewer backups that damaged hundreds of homes.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that attorney Vince Powers filed the lawsuit on behalf of his client, Susan Dermer. On Friday, Power amended the lawsuit seeking class-action status.

The lawsuit says Dermer suffered more than $10,000 in damages for cleaning and restoration of her basement. The suit says the city failed to have a sewer system that would accommodate heavy rainfall, among other problems.

The city says the storm was responsible for the backups, not city negligence.

Even so, it set up a $1 million cleanup fund, limiting property owners to $5,000 per property. Those who participated agreed not to sue the city.